Involvement With Japanese Nationalism
According to Sharf and Victoria Suzuki was associated with Japanese nationalism and its propagation via the appraisal of Japanese Zen. He defended the Japanese war-efforts, though Suzuki's thoughts on these must also be seen on the context of western supremacy in the first half of the 20th century, and the reaction against this supremacy in Asian countries.
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